England opening batsmen scoring a century in a test innings against Sri Lanka
England opener KK Jennings scored 146 not out against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 2 | RA Smith | 128 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 3 | ME Trescothick | 122 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |
| 4 | MP Vaughan | 115 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 16 May 2002 |
| 5 | ME Trescothick | 161 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 |
| 6 | MP Vaughan | 105 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 |
| 7 | ME Trescothick | 106 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 11 May 2006 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 118 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 9 | AN Cook | 133 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 10 | AN Cook | 106 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 03 Jun 2011 |
| 11 | SD Robson | 127 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 |
| 12 | KK Jennings | 146* | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Nov 2018 |
England opener KK Jennings scored 146 not out against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the fifth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century in the third innings of test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 2 | MP Vaughan | 115 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 16 May 2002 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 118 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 106 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 03 Jun 2011 |
| 5 | KK Jennings | 146* | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Nov 2018 |
England opener KK Jennings scored 146 not out against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 3 | ME Trescothick | 122 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 118 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 12 | KK Jennings | 146* | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Nov 2018 |
England opener KK Jennings scored 146 not out against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Sri Lanka at Galle. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 3 | ME Trescothick | 122 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 118 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 12 | KK Jennings | 146* | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Nov 2018 |
England opener KK Jennings scored 146 not out against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Galle. This score represents the highest individual score by an England opening batsman against Sri Lanka at Galle. The previous best was 122 by ME Trescothick in Feb 2001
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KK Jennings | 146* | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Nov 2018 |
| 2 | ME Trescothick | 122 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |